A Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage is earned when an IT professional demonstrates the ability to implement storage solutions using Red Hat Storage Server and to configure clients to use this storage. To earn this certificate, you must pass the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage exam.

Ways To Train/Test

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In preparation

Study points for the exam

To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance.

Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage exam

Install Red Hat Storage Server on both physical and virtual systems and work with existing Red Hat Storage Server appliances

While attending Red Hat classes can be an important part of your preparation to take this exam, attending class does not guarantee success on the exam. Previous experience, practice, and native aptitude are also important determinants of success.

Many books and other resources on system administration for Red Hat's products are available. Red Hat does not officially endorse any as preparation guides for its exam. Nevertheless, you may find additional reading deepens understanding and can prove helpful.

Exam format

This exam is a performance-based evaluation of storage administration skills and knowledge. To get certified, you must perform a number of routine storage administration tasks and are evaluated on whether you have met specific objective criteria. Performance-based testing means that candidates must perform tasks similar to what they perform on the job.

The exam is organized as follows:

Storage Server administration: 2 hours

Scores and reporting

Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days.

Exam results are reported as section scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.

Audience and prerequisites

The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service:

System administrators, architects, and others who need to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and ability in using Red Hat Storage Server

RHCEs interested in pursuing Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

Prerequisites for this exam

Exam candidates should:

Be Red Hat Certified System Administrators or have comparable work experience and skills

Have taken the Red Hat Storage Server Administration (RH236) course or have work experience using Red Hat Storage Server